WHEN YOU CONVERT A TRADITIONAL IRA to a Roth IRA, you don't have to pay taxes
on your nondeductible contributions.
There's no income limit
on nondeductible contributions.
There's no income limit
on nondeductible contributions.
Not exact matches
If you made
nondeductible contributions to your IRA, you must calculate your RMD based
on the total balance, but your taxable income may be reduced proportionately for the after - tax
contributions.
In addition, you can withdraw
nondeductible contributions (but not earnings
on those
contributions) at any time without triggering taxes or penalties.
If you funded your IRA with
nondeductible contributions, then you will owe taxes
on the earnings only.
Further, by not deducting these
contributions on your tax return, you pay taxes
on nondeductible IRA
contributions in the year the dollars are contributed.
Any money you contribute to a traditional IRA that you do not deduct
on your tax return is a «
nondeductible contribution.»
If you only have one traditional IRA, the amount of the distribution to be taxed equals the account balance
on the conversion date minus any
nondeductible contributions.
If these
nondeductible contributions represent your only IRA money, then you will just owe taxes
on the earnings when you convert to a Roth IRA.
If your income is very high, you might not be able to deduct the Traditional IRA
contribution (wholly, or in part)
on your 2016 tax return either, and if you are in that high - earner category, you should file Form 8606 with your tax return to tell the IRS that you have made a
nondeductible contribution to your Traditional IRA.
In addition, you can withdraw
nondeductible contributions (but not earnings
on those
contributions) at any time without triggering taxes or penalties.
If you made
nondeductible contributions to your IRA, you must calculate your RMD based
on the total balance, but your taxable income may be reduced proportionately for the after - tax
contributions.
Income tax is certainly due
on the total amount of the distribution, less that part of the distribution that is a return of
nondeductible post-tax
contributions, if any, to the Traditional IRA.
However, you'll still have to pay tax
on amounts not considered a return of your
nondeductible contributions.
Form 5330 determines if employers owe taxes based
on providing excess fringe benefits,
nondeductible contributions to qualified plans or when there is a failure to pay a liquidity shortfall.